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doorway

/ˈdɔɹweɪ/noun2 syllables

Doorway means: the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close.

Synonyms for doorway3

noun, as in the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close

door, room access, threshold

What does doorway mean?1

noun

1

the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close“he stuck his head in the doorway”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with doorway?1

two syllables

Show 8 near rhymes
alwaysbroadwayhallwayfortewalkwayhallwaysforayforeplay

Doorway in a sentence

  • The door opened and there she was, standing in the doorway.Swift
  • John was standing in the doorway, frozen in fear.Amastan
  • It's a biggish chair, but it'll just barely fit through the doorway.papabear
  • Suddenly, there appeared a billy goat in the doorway.Miktsoanit
  • Two fat men trying to pass through a narrow doorway are in checkmate.TROYE717
  • Damiano appeared back in the doorway with a smile.Amastan
  • Her sudden appearance in the doorway surprised us.CM
  • Pietro looked into the house from the doorway.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of doorway

as a noun

plural
doorways